Focused Ultrasound Foundation
U.S. nonprofit organization
The Focused Ultrasound Foundation (FUSF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, that promotes the use of image-guided focused ultrasound. The foundation is primarily funded through philanthropic donations.
History
The Foundation was formed on the third of January in 2005, and received charity status in November of the same year. In October 2005 the Foundation hosted the 5th International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound, at Harvard Medical School, which resulted in the largest-ever gathering of world experts in the use of ultrasound for the treatment of cancer and other disorders. Under the Foundation's charter it operates as an unincorporated association.
Formerly known as Foundation for Focused Ultrasound Research and Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation.
In December 2019, Physics for Medicine Paris was inaugurated as a Center of Excellence, focusing on the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and neurological disorders.
In September 2020, the Children’s National Hospital became the first pediatric hospital designated as a Center of Excellence, helping patients with specific types of childhood tumors.
May 2022 marked the ten-year anniversary of Sunnybrook Health Science Centre conducting brain surgery without scalpels. In 2016, they were the only Canadian site designated by The Focused Ultrasound Foundation.
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